We are always on the lookout for new and interesting home learning tasks. We’ve come across this little gem, which is a fantastic addition to your take home book collection. Oxford Owl is a website that has over 200 free e-books, of all abilities, that you can access at home. Each book is accompanied with […]
This week in maths, we looked at counting large groups of things, and the best way we can do that. We started off with a workshop on Tuesday with the problem – Mr Wonka has asked the Oompa Loompas to organise and count the lollypops to get them ready for shipping to the candy stores.
Towards the end of last week, the children began their happiness presentations. Yesterday, some children in the Neighbourhood picked a particular day to present. Have a look below to check when your child is sharing, to make sure they bring their item on this day. Alternatively, their happiness item can be brought in earlier and stored at
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Next Tuesday, 22nd March is Pyjama Day, to support the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. Children and staff are asked to dress in their pyjamas, bring a favourite teddy/soft toy and make a gold coin donation. The JSC leaders will come to the neighbourhoods in the morning to collect the donations. There will also be
The museum excursion is tomorrow. The children are looking forward to it immensely! Pack (in a small bag as they may be carrying it around during the day) Packed lunch (as normal) Water bottle Hat Sunscreen before you leave. If it is not applied in the morning, we will provide it. You only need to pack
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If you are interested in coming on the excursion to the Museum on Thursday, please add your name to the list tomorrow morning. We are looking for a couple of parents, preferably from Green home group. Many thanks, The Prep team
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Some information about the African drumming incursion next term In Term 2 children will have the opportunity to participate in a series of 7 sessions with Kofi Kunkpe, experiencing traditional drumming, dancing, songs and culture from Ghana and other West African countries. This experience will commence with a performance by Kofi and other West
MONDAY Labour Day – Public Holiday TUESDAY Projects and provocations Specialist classes Blue Group: Visual Art and Italian Green Group: Phys Ed and Visual Art Red Group: Italian and Phys Ed. Buddy time Reading and games Happiness presentations – Grade 5 buddies will present their happiness presentation in small groups. WEDNESDAY Projects and provocations Writing, Mathematics
Today in the grade one neighbourhood we took a deeper look at simple machines and their parts. Here is a short powerpoint presentation you can look at and use at home to think about the simple machines you may be able to see around the house. Click on the machines picture to download the presentation.
The Human Body group is going to continue to inquire this week into the systems and organs involved. There is a great, fun, free app called Build a Body that could be a worthwhile download to play at home with your child, if not below are some of the interactives that we’ll be exploring over the